magazine Analysis

The front cover of the NME has a mid shot of 4 members of the Arctic monkeys. Bold fonts are used with colours such as black, a vibrant orange and white. The title of the magazine NME is in a completely different colour, outlined in white with a red fill makes in stand out on the cover to ensure eye catching attention. The black background helps to bring more attention to the band members, also the black used can provide a feel of their emotions and the quote pull says “ We can’t worry about what other people think” setting a serious mood and the black fonts and backgrounds go well with this. At the bottom of the cover we have three columns in a bold white font showing what else is in the magazine. Also the very top of the cover page in orange bold font, it says “15 new bands to get excited about” which also appeals to the audience and would help sell the magazine by saying what else is in the magazine but not fully giving it away. Vibrant orange and white shapes on the cover with imformation about exclusive articles. The font used is bold and smaller than the other fonts which enstices the reader to look closer at the magazine. The title of the cover, "Arctic Monkeys" is in a bold vibrant orange and is in the middle of two white smaller sized pull qoutes, which helps to make the main title stand out but also helps to get the auidence to read around the title.

The contents page has one column down the left side with a basic white background and a red font with different page titles listing in alphabetical order, the title above the page listings is "whats inside" to provide a idea of where everything is and laid out. 3/4 of the page is a picture of the artist jack white, again with basic fonts and colours, such as black, white and red. towards the bottom of the page there is advertissements for upcomming articles. The box inwhich they are set in is black gold and white, which stands out from the other colours on the page. There is also a small article on the contents page, talking about a gig performed by jack white, again set out in the same colours as the other things on the contents page (white,red and black). In the article diferent names are highlighted in bold and these other artists are mentioned in other pages in the article to show other collaborating artists.

The double page spread is laid out in a simple, yet appealing way. On the first page we see a close up on the lead singer from "The arctic Monkeys". The shot is taken from a high angle so the reader is looking down at him giving the impression that instead of feeling happy and proud about his past year, there is something bothering of effecting the band and this is supported in the Article. The colours used are vinatge brown and black. This is very different colour and still to how the article is advertissed on the cover, its a more laid back and serious feel, rather than the bright orange and bold black from the cover. The title is "A Yorkshireman in New York" which is written in capital letters, with New York highlighted in bold black. Also the starting word of the article as a over sized "i" and is in a black bold mentalic font which blends in with the article. The rustic and vintage colours go well with the mood of the article. Reading through the article, you can see the pull qoutes from the front cover.